Aleksander Józef Sołtanowicz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article may not meet the general notability guideline or one of the following specific guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand or rewrite the article to establish its notability. The best way to address this concern is to reference published, third-party sources about the subject. If notability cannot be established, the article is more likely to be considered for redirection, merge or ultimately deletion, per Wikipedia:Guide to deletion.
This article has been tagged since June 2008.

This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008)

Aleksander Józef Sołtanowicz (11 January 1778, Berberów - 27 April 1841, Paris) - was a Napoleonic Officer, Polish nobleman (szlachcic) and Freemason

During the Napoleonic wars he joined the French Cuirassiers. He fought in almost all most important battles of them. During the wars he was awarded to the Colonel. He was also one of the commanders of the 14th Cuirassier Regiment (Polish: 14 pułk jazdy Kirasjerów Księstwa Warszawskiego) recruited from the Duchy of Warsaw.

After 1815 he emigrated to Paris and started a trade company.

Aleksander Józef Sołtanowicz was also a 33 grade Freemason.